[open] safe in the dark

[thenotsofair]

He isn't fully healed. Not entirely. His dreams are still fragmented, red and terrible. He still feels a little tug under his heart every time he thinks he sees the Dog out of the corner of his eye. He still can't forgive Curufin, not quite. He still can't face Findarato, still twitches when he hears the wolves outside, and the scars will never go

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[time_willdecide]

"Out of practice?" The twins grin at him as they come up on either side of their brother.

"Need any help?" It's part teasing, part offer, the twins always were quite avid hunters though truth be told they haven't been out as much recently as they used to either.

[thenotsofair]

Celegorm does his best to scowl at them both, though it comes out looking awfully like a grin, how odd. "Oh, shut up," he says, "I'm trying to get back in practice. You come to me when you have twins keeping you busy."

[time_willdecide]

"We are twins," one points out, grinning back because that is totally a grin, Tyelko, who are you trying to fool?

"And we keep each other busy. Does that count?" They laugh, but really though it's unlikely that these two will ever have children of their own. There's just not room for anyone else.

"We could try to help you, if you want."

[ooc: aaand I just had the never-happening crack idea of all crack ideas. XD]

[thenotsofair]

Oh, nobody. Not really. Can't slide one by these twins. And his grin widens a little, becomes even more of one. One of those ridiculous, broad grins that was probably so common back in the day. "Don't I know it," he says, reaching out to ruffle one of their hair. "I can't wait until they're old enough to do that, honestly I can't. Right now they just keep me and Ireth busy."

He blinks, a little, and then shrugs. "--I could probably use it," he admits, a little ruefully.

[time_willdecide]

Really Tyelko, lets hope that your girls aren't toomuch like their identical uncles. They make a good show of it but they're really not the most well-adjusted pair. But it makes them happy to see that grin and the ruffled twin makes only the most token attempt at batting him off.

"Okay, show us then." One twin pokes at Tyelko's ribs. "Show us what you're doing."

[thenotsofair]

Oh gosh yes please. Cleeg really does want only the best for his girls. He just doesn't have a whole lot of frame of reference for "the best."

"Don't poke me," he says, mock sharply, and then takes a step away from them. "All right, we'll see how it goes this time."

[time_willdecide]

They nod and move a few steps away from him to give him room to shoot, one watching Cleeg from either side to get the best idea of what he's doing.

[thenotsofair]

He draws and shoots. The arrow goes far enough, but his aim is off. His strength is less balanced than it was, more centered in his right arm from heavy sword use, and he underestimates the effect of that; he also just doesn't have the finesse or eye for aim that he used to.

[time_willdecide]

The twins step forward to gently adjust his stance. "You just need some more practice is all."

"We should take you hunting with us."

"Go on, try it again."

[thenotsofair]

Cleeg accepts the adjustment, grins at them briefly. "You know I'd never say no to hunting. Just haven't been using a bow lately." Then he returns his focus to the target, draws back the string, and lets fly. Better, this time. He adjusts quickly, most likely. This is just relearning something he does know, after all.